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Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter... -
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Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOxford – celebrated city of dreaming spires and class warfare – is an ambition come true for lesbian, geeky, upper-middle-class Charlotte and straight, charismatic, working-class Millie. Against the odds, theirs is an instant, best friendship. Forever. Exuberant Millie is a breath of fresh air for polite Charlotte and a force of nature within the university's hallowed walls... -
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Den Mund voll ungesagter Dinge by Anne Freytag
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWenn Sophie es sich aussuchen könnte, wäre ihr Leben simpel. Aber das ist es nicht. Und das war es auch nie. Das fängt damit an, dass ihre Mutter sie direkt nach der Geburt im Stich gelassen hat. Und endet damit, dass Sophies Vater plötzlich beschließt, mit seiner Tochter zu seiner Freundin nach München zu ziehen. Alle sind glücklich. Bis auf Sophie...Categorized as:
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![Falling For Who by Erica Lee]()
Falling For Who by Erica Lee
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMarjorie Madden has it all. She’s been out since middle school, is the most popular person in her grade, and according to her friends could get any girl she wants (even the straight ones).Marjorie isn’t interested in dating, though. All of her focus is on becoming a starter on the varsity basketball team and leading her team to victory... -
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![Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land]()
Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFree-spirited ballet dancer Quinn is sure he made a terrible mistake by agreeing to be Duke’s roommate. The big cop is the most uptight person Quinn’s ever met, and both men begin driving each other crazy from day one. Before long though, an undeniable spark of attraction ignites between them... -
![Thrust by Rachel Spangler, Ann Shanks Etter]()
Thrust by Rachel Spangler, Ann Shanks Etter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFencing prodigy Jess Kidman has always been ahead of her peers. At the age of thirteen she made the varsity team, won a state championship, came out, and fell head over heels in love with her team captain, Lauren Standish... -
![Powershift by Winter Travers]()
Powershift by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMitch Jensen knows what it’s like to have nothing and claw your way up from the bottom. Living with nothing growing up, he always strives to help those in need. Except, he’s never met someone who didn’t want his help. Scarlett James is running from a life she never wanted but was too afraid to leave...Categorized as:
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![Then & Now by Monica McCallan]()
Then & Now by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLily Connor has focused all her energy into becoming a successful wedding planner, and after five years, she’s on the precipice of taking on more responsibility at Southerland Wedding Company. When the chance finally presents itself, it comes with a complication she couldn’t have dreamt up in her worst nightmares... -
![The Next Chapters: An On the Same Page Novella by Haley Cass]()
The Next Chapters: An On the Same Page Novella by Haley Cass
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGianna Mäkinen has been in love with her best friend Riley Beckett for her entire adult life. She’d long accepted that her place in life was Riley’s best friend, and that was okay. It was more than okay.She never imagined that she would have the opportunity to confess her love to Riley, to marry her, to have a herd of children with her... -
![Back in Your Arms by Monica McCallan]()
Back in Your Arms by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSeventeen years ago, Quinn McKinley left her small town of Kingsford for a shot at a happier life. Now a successful real estate agent in New York City, she’s brought back on behalf of a client, begrudgingly accepting her return home in order to close the deal of a lifetime... -
![Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson]()
Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLER! 10 NEW HOLIDAY ROMANCES From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors To Warm Your Heart And Curl Your Toes! Each Sweet and/or Steamy Story takes place at a unique magical Mistletoe Lodge. Curl up in your favorite chair and treat yourself to a Christmassy-Happily-Ever-After Experience full of jingle bells, mistletoe and JOY, celebrating the spirit of the season...Categorized as:
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![Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid]()
Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis story was previously published in the HOT ON ICE anthology. Hotshot hockey center Finn Donnelly wants nothing more than to take The Cup to his best friend's grave after the Rage's big win. The problem is, that also means returning to his hometown and seeing January Sinclair, a.k.a., the woman he left behind. She might be as beautiful and fiery as ever, but Finn's ghosts belong in the past... -
![Rules of Engagement by Brigham Vaughn]()
Rules of Engagement by Brigham Vaughn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRule #1: Don't fall in love with your best friend's brotherAfter Anders Lindholm lost his wife and baby daughter in a car accident, he knew he’d never find love like that again.Hockey, routines, and his team are all that have kept him going since.But as he approaches forty, an injury makes him consider what life after retirement will be like... -
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![Sparks Like Ours by Melissa Brayden]()
Sparks Like Ours by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGia Malone wants one thing and one thing only: to be the best surfer in the world. Her biggest obstacle is the annoyingly perky Elle Britton. Not only is Elle number one in the rankings, she’s also a fan favorite. But there’s a lot about Elle that Gia never noticed, like her surprising sense of humor and picture-perfect mouth. Elle Britton is tired... -
![Back to the Start by Monica McCallan]()
Back to the Start by Monica McCallan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Remy’s grandmother dies, it means leaving her life in San Francisco and returning to a town she swore she'd never revisit, forced to confront a world she'd worked hard to put behind her over the last twelve years... -
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Text Talk by merlywhirls
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin--------------------------------------------------Sirius is in boarding school, Remus is in the hospital, and they don't know each other until Sirius texts the wrong number... -
![Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden]()
Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho says you can’t go home again? Philadelphia real estate broker Devyn Winters is at the peak of her career, closing multimillion-dollar deals and relishing it. She’s pretty much blocked out her formative years in Dreamer’s Bay, where the most exciting thing to happen was the twice a year bake sale. Unfortunately, a distress call hauls her back home and away from the life she’s constructed... -
![Endgame by Zoe Reed]()
Endgame by Zoe Reed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAudrey Caplan knew what she wanted. It was simple, really: get the spot as captain of her college soccer team, and focus on school. That was it, and with her aptitude for structure and discipline, it'd be easy to ignore distractions. At least it would've been if Morgan Bailey hadn't shown up... -
![Unexpected Dreams by Isabelle Peterson]()
Unexpected Dreams by Isabelle Peterson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDivorce is a big change... But there are bigger ones. A few months after his divorce and may failed blind dates, Greg Fairchild met Tanner Williams. What started out as a good friendship unexpectedly turned into something that Greg didn't know what do with...attraction. Why would he be attracted to a man? He had been a ladies man back in the day... -
![Hit the Brakes: A Fake Boyfriend Food Truck Romance by Beth Bolden]()
Hit the Brakes: A Fake Boyfriend Food Truck Romance by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan they fake it til Tate makes it?Tate Ward is in a bind. His food truck hasn’t been the runaway success he’d always dreamt it would be. When he tries to join a new food truck collective to gain a larger following, his sales aren’t even high enough to win a spot. What he needs is a high profile endorsement—and he knows just the guy.Tate hasn’t seen Chase Riley since high school... -
![Winning the Season by Beth Bolden]()
Winning the Season by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCoach Asa Dawson has fallen wildly in love only twice in his life.First with football.Then with Scott Callaway.But Scott isn’t just the one who got away.He’s the one person—the one man—Asa hoped might finally show him how all-consuming passion could be.Instead, fate (and football) intervened and they never got the chance to explore their attraction... -
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Operation: Secret Santa by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Holly Burke saw who she’d drawn for Secret Santa, she knew she had to do something to make it special. It was Christmas, after all, and if anyone deserved some extra Christmas cheer, it was Mo Davy... -
![Intentions by Susan X. Meagher]()
Intentions by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Book - Intentions is the ninth installment of the twenty-six book serial novel I Found My Heart in San Francisco. In this book, Jamie tries to acclimate to her changing relationship with her father, Jim. Despite his promise to honor and respect her and Ryan's relationship, she has her doubts-both about his sincerity and his ability to follow through... -
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![Ariana: Love always finds a way home by Emma Nichols]()
Ariana: Love always finds a way home by Emma Nichols
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the back of an unhappy marriage and bitter divorce, stressed out Ariana Carter-Cruz, returns to the remote Greek island of Sakros, to claim the estate of her late grandmother, Sophia. A straightforward affair - go there, sell the house, get out - and start a new life with her daughter... -
![Snowed Inn with Madelyn by Chelsea M. Cameron]()
Snowed Inn with Madelyn by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing says “Merry Christmas” more than arriving at the adorable inn your mom has booked for your family and seeing your former babysitter, and first crush, sitting behind the desk. Turns out Madelyn Hawthorne is the owner, and after a massive snowstorm traps us, we’re all going to be getting pretty cozy for the next week... -
![Karma by Susan X. Meagher]()
Karma by Susan X. Meagher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKarma is the eleventh book in the I Found My Heart in San Francisco series. Love can be a dangerous game. When to risk, when to run, when to submit. Jordan and Mia have been playing the game as nonchalantly as they can manage, but their feelings are harder and harder to dismiss. Jim and Catherine have had so many ups and downs that they’ve lost track... -
![Goddess of the Moon by Claire Highton-Stevenson]()
Goddess of the Moon by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiana Maddox is a creature of comfort, she plays by the rules and she likes things done properly. Now, she finds herself in a bit of a rut. Single after an almost decade-long relationship with Jason, who cheated on her, Diana is sharing a flat with her sister and nephew. Her friends have all married and had families of their own, so there's only one thing for it, Diana decides... -
![Where the Heart Is by Lily Seabrooke]()
Where the Heart Is by Lily Seabrooke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKissing her childhood friend on a family Christmas vacation is probably a bad idea…The Jackson family is primed to explode over Christmas—with Stella’s parents hiding their divorce proceedings from the family during a two-week vacation to the cozy Christmas town of Bellsford, Stella and her sisters are under strict orders not to cause drama... -
![No More Wasted Time: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane]()
No More Wasted Time: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBattalion Chief Becca Roberts is a hero firefighter in Carlsbad—even more so when she performs a miraculous rescue one night, saving another firefighter from certain death. Unfortunately, Becca is now a celebrity in town and on social media, and she hates every minute of it.Investment advisor Krissy Kincaid is smart, driven and really good at making her wealthy clients—and herself—plenty of money... -
![Elite Connections: an LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology by Ana Ashley, B.A. Tortuga]()
Elite Connections: an LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology by Ana Ashley, B.A. Tortuga
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery need met. Every desire fulfilled.Welcome to Elite Connections, the secret, exclusive service where money is no object and your every wish is guaranteed to come true.Fake dates, arranged marriages, or just some company for the night, whatever it is, with Elite you are covered... -
![Saving Grace by H.P. Munro]()
Saving Grace by H.P. Munro
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Charlotte Grace left Grace Falls at the age of seventeen, she swore she’d never return. More than twenty years on she still regrets breaking the heart of her first love. Reaching a crossroads in her life, Charlotte has started to merely drift along. Erin Hunter has spent a lifetime recovering from having her heart shattered by the person she trusted most... -
![All Aglow: A Lesbian Christmas Romance by Bryce Oakley]()
All Aglow: A Lesbian Christmas Romance by Bryce Oakley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA college tradition turned long-term promise means the Payne and Sideris families have spent every Christmas together for the past thirty-something years.Cass Sideris loves traditions... -
![Heist by M.J. Duncan]()
Heist by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife is full of choices. Some are easy, others are more difficult, and then there are the ones that aren’t really choices at all. For Parker Ravenscroft, helping her brother always fell into that last category—risks be damned. All that changes when Sheridan Sloan re-enters her life... -
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![Vidar by Michelle Frost]()
Vidar by Michelle Frost
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll his life, Vidar Rourke has stood tall against every challenge he’s faced—from his father’s fists to the demanding world inside an MMA cage. Providing for and protecting his family has been the north star on the path he set for himself years ago, and he’s never faltered. Never get attached. Two men have come into his life like a whirlwind hellbent on throwing him off course... -
![Performance in a Leading Role by MadLori]()
Performance in a Leading Role by MadLori
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSherlock/Watson FanficSherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto... -
![Hometown Hottie by Weston Parker]()
Hometown Hottie by Weston Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI thought my best friend’s little sister was hot then.Now? Wicked hot.It’s hard to stay away. But she’s hands off.We had our love affair years ago.She’d made our small town feel like it was the whole world.When I left for the glory of my NFL career, I realized that wasn’t true.I’ve lived a lot of life while I’ve been gone.But now I’m back home to stay.And some things haven’t changed...Categorized as:
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![Storm in Her Heart by KC Luck]()
Storm in Her Heart by KC Luck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove can weather the stormiest of hearts…Athena Storm, the resilient owner of a struggling tavern, has weathered many storms in her life. As she fights to keep her establishment afloat, she is convinced she does not have time for a relationship.Enter Kate Franklin, an ex-cop turned delivery driver who seeks refuge from her past... -
![Last Chance by Claire Highton-Stevenson]()
Last Chance by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn injured athlete desperate for a comeback. A career-driven team owner. Passion ignites when they meet, but will victory cost them true love?Nora Brady has one last shot at the career she adores. After a devastating injury knocks her off the women’s football A-list, the tenacious midfielder accepts an offer to play for a struggling young team longing to compete in the big time... -
![Begin Again… Again by Addison Clarke]()
Begin Again… Again by Addison Clarke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHayden Forrester has decided to live like she was dying. After all, her doctor told her she was. She quit her job, moved out of her hometown, and confessed her love to her best friend.Molly Jaymes has everything planned out. That is until Hayden shows up on her doorstep in the middle of the night... -
![Concussion Protocol: A Short & Spicy MM Romance by Rebecca Rathe]()
Concussion Protocol: A Short & Spicy MM Romance by Rebecca Rathe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sweet and spicy short story by Rebecca RatheHe's a ten, but he's my ex-boyfriend's straight teammate and my patient... -
![None So Blind by L.J. Maas]()
None So Blind by L.J. Maas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTorrey Gray hasn't seen the woman she fell in love with in college for 15 years. Taylor Kent, now a celebrated artist, has spent the years trying to forget, albeit unsuccessfully, the young woman who walked out of Taylor's life. Best friends forever, neither woman ever had the courage to speak of the passion they felt for one another... -
![Free Me: Tattoos and Temptation Book 3 by Mia Monroe]()
Free Me: Tattoos and Temptation Book 3 by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnly his ropes can unravel the past. I never thought I’d see him again, but when my former best friend shows up ready to make amends, it becomes clear just how tied to the past I am. He disappeared when I needed him the most, leaving me to navigate my truth alone. Now he’s back.Nixon’s art leaves me vulnerable, defenseless, and I like it... -
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Flight SQA016 by A.E. Radley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpurred on by overwhelming and ever-increasing debts, Emily White takes a job working in the first-class cabin on the prestigious commuter route from her home of New York to London with Crown Airlines. A gruelling transatlantic schedule means she is in the air nearly as much as she is on the ground and desperately misses her five-year-old son... -
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![Heart2Heart Anthology, Volume 7 by Annabeth Albert, Avril Ashton]()
Heart2Heart Anthology, Volume 7 by Annabeth Albert, Avril Ashton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time SIX YEARS AGO, the Heart2Heart app made its first batch of incredibly unlikely (but oh-so-perfect) love matches... -
![Unadulterated Something by M.J. Duncan]()
Unadulterated Something by M.J. Duncan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEmma Beauchamp and Campbell Jordan’s rivalry on the ice was legendary. Retirement should have closed that chapter of their lives, but when Campbell joins the faculty at Stonebridge—the prestigious Berkshires boarding school where Emma now teaches—it takes on a brand new life... -
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Blend by Georgia Beers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the widowed owner of the wine bar Vineyard decides she wants to take some time off and travel abroad, she leaves her business in the very capable hands of the two women she trusts most: her daughter Piper and Vineyard's general manager, Lindsay.For Lindsay Kent, Vineyard is her dream job... -
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Immoral by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrady A preacher’s son. I’ve done everything I can to defy his rules. Reckless, destructive, immoral. But after all this, there’s only one thing I haven’t allowed myself to indulge in . . . Him.Ryan A welder's son. I’ve done everything I can to make him proud. Hard-working, loyal, strong. I’ve accomplished all his dreams while denying my own. But there was only one thing I’ve ever wanted . . -
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Una maldita confusión by América Rodas
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJean intenta confesar su atracción hacia Olivia en una fiesta, pero por culpa del alcohol termina declarándose a su mejor amigo, Oliver. ***Cuando invitaron a Jean a la fiesta de una desconocida sabía que debía decir que sí, sobre todo porque necesitaba liberar el estrés de la escuela, de su casa, de su equipo de básquetbol y de él mismo... -
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Out on the Sound by R.E. Bradshaw
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you like a good story with laughter, tears and suspense then this is the book for you. In her late thirties, Decky Bradshaw was set for life. She had an incredibly lucky life up to this point, excluding the brief marriage to her son's father. She had a great job, plenty of money and a very comfortable existence. Decky figured if someone ever came along that tickled her fancy she'd know...
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